Sundance backs three WorldView-funded films

The Dream of Shahrazad: Filming Hassan el Geretly in Tahrir Square

The Sundance Institute has announced the 29 documentary feature films that will receive funds from its Documentary Film Program and Fund. The WorldView-funded films, The Dream of Shahrazad, Los Niños and The Storm Makers are among them — selected from 772 submissions from 88 countries. WorldView congratulates the makers of all three films for receiving

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Kids in Camps

As part of the our sister project Your WorldView’s new season Home, we have funded three films from multi award-winning director, Jezza Neumann. The set of films, Kids in Camps, was shot in the Domiz camp on the Syrian border. The stories offer insight into the lives of three children with different views on what

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WorldView development grants at Durban FilmMart

We are delighted to announce that we will be offering two development grants to two projects at this year’s Durban FilmMart, as part of our partnership with the programme. The FilmMart is a joint programme between the Durban Film Office and the Durban International Film Festival which aims to further the development and production of film

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IDFA WorldView Summer School starts

We are pleased to announce the sixth edition of the IDFA WorldView Summer School, which takes place July 1-6, 2013. 16 projects from participants all over the world will be put through the Summer School, ranging from archive-driven narratives and personal accounts to stories shot in a cinema vérité style. Our filmmaking consultant Phil Cox will

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